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Young went 2 for 4 in the game with a solo home run to left-center. He added a sacrifice groundout that brought in another run in the seventh inning, in a 7-3 win. He scored once and drove in two, his first multi-RBI game of the season.
Young is batting just .214 with a .685 on-base plus slugging percentage in 18 games since returning from ankle surgery.
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Cain ran into trouble early on as he allowed a run-scoring doubles to both Ryan Zimmerman and Ian Desmond in the opening frame. He bounced back with six scoreless innings before his night was over. The right-hander yielded two runs, four hits and walked two over seven innings of work in a 4-2 win in extras.
Cain has allowed two runs ore fewer in each of his last three starts at home. He is scheduled to make his next start Monday at Oakland. He allowed one run and three hits over seven innings of work in his previous meeting against the A's in 2012.
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Infielder Daniel Descalso reached base in all four of his plate appearances in the game, as he went 3 for 3 with a walk. He drove in five runs, with a grand slam and then an RBI double, to lead the Cardinals to a 10-2 win.
Descalso raised his batting average to .228 on the season, while hitting his second home run. He has 12 RBI in 30 games.
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Soriano entered the ninth inning of the game with a 2-1 lead and promptly allowed an infield single to let the tying run on base. He got the next two batters out and seemed to be on his way to the save, before allowing a game-tying triple to Gregor Blanco.
Soriano finished the inning without any more damage, but he blew his third save in 15 appearances. The Nationals would lose the game, 4-2, in 10 innings. Soriano has a 2.25 ERA in 20 innings of work.
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Volquez (3-5) pitched two scoreless innings before surrendering a run-scoring double to Matt Carpenter in the third inning. He then gave up four runs in the fifth, including a two-run single to Carlos Beltran. The right-hander was charged with five runs on eight hits in six innings of work. He struck out five and walked one in a 10-2 defeat.
Volquez has allowed five runs in each of his last two starts. He is 0-2 with a 6.35 ERA in his last three starts since May 3, when he won his third consecutive start. He is scheduled to make his next start Monday at Seattle. Volquez went 2-0 with a 0.68 ERA in two starts against the Mariners last season.
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Strasburg pitched seven strong inning in the game, the third time in his last four starts he has gone at least seven innings. He held the Giants to just one run on five hits and three walks while striking out seven batters. He had nine groundball outs to just four fly ball outs, and allowed only singles in the outing.
Unfortunately, his strong effort was wasted, as the Nationals' bullpen allowed three runs in 2 1/3 innings, in a 10-inning, 4-2 loss. Strasburg remains 2-5 on the season, with a 2.66 ERA.
Strasburg will try to get back on the winning side in his next outing, scheduled for Monday against the Rays.
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Gattis, who appeared for the fourth time in a row as a pinch-hitter, hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the game into extra-innings. Atlanta would go on to win 5-4.
Despite losing his everyday role, Gattis has continued to impress his teammates, with his second pinch-hit homer in a week.
"It's awesome to see," said Braves starter Tim Hudson. "People around the league are scratching their heads, trying to figure out how to make sure he doesn't put the ball in the seats."
Gattis has nine home runs in 118 at-bats, with 23 runs driven in.
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Kennedy allowed run-scoring singles to both Nolan Arenado and DJ LeMahieu in second before serving up a solo home run to Troy Tulowitzki in the third. He was charged with four runs -- three earned -- and seven hits over six innings of work. He threw 102- pitches, 68 called for strike.
Kennedy has allowed three runs or more in four of his last five starts. He is 1-1 with a 4.99 ERA over that stretch. He is scheduled to make his next start Monday at home against Texas. He is 2-1 with a 4.83 ERA in five starts at home.
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McCann went 3 for 4 in the game with two RBI, including a solo home run in the fourth inning after an hour-plus rain delay. McCann scored once, in a 5-4, 10-inning win.
McCann is now hitting .282 with four home runs and 12 RBI in 12 games since returning from offseason shoulder surgery.
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Chacin, who made his eighth start of the season, pitched six scoreless inning before blowing a four-run lead in the seventh. He allowed a two-run double to Jason Kubel and a two-run single to Martin Prado before being pulled. The right-hander was charged with three runs -- four earned -- and three hits over 6 1/3 innings of work. He struck out two and walked one in a 5-4 win in extras.
Chacin has allowed 12 runs -- 11 earned -- combined in his last two starts (11 2/3 innings). He is scheduled to make his next start Monday at Houston. He is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA in three starts away from Coors Field.
